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-ulus
-ulus
Latin
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ulus m (feminine -ula, neuter -ulum); first/second declension
- Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Usage notes
The suffix -ulus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
- Examples:
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
nominative | -ulus | -ula | -ulum | -ulī | -ulae | -ula | |
genitive | -ulī | -ulae | -ulī | -ulōrum | -ulārum | -ulōrum | |
dative | -ulō | -ulō | -ulīs | ||||
accusative | -ulum | -ulam | -ulum | -ulōs | -ulās | -ula | |
ablative | -ulō | -ulā | -ulō | -ulīs | |||
vocative | -ule | -ula | -ulum | -ulī | -ulae | -ula |
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ulus'>Latin words suffixed with -ulus</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ula'>Latin words suffixed with -ula</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ulum'>Latin words suffixed with -ulum</a>